Portable wire-weaving machine



E. L. CROSWHITE.

PORTABLE WIRE WEAVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED sEP T.23. 1921.

1,431,373, Patented Oct. 10, 1922.,

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I ATTORNEY E L. CROSWHITE- PORTABLE WiRE WEAVING MACHINE,

APPUCATION men SEPT. 23, 1921.

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Patented on. to, 1922. lhddlfi 73 new ESTEL L. CROSWHITE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

PORTABLE WIRE-WEAV ING MACHINE.

Application filed September 23, 1921. Serial No. 502,630.

To aZZwhom it may concern: are mounted in bearings 18 and 20 formed Be it known that I, Esrnn L. Gnoswnrrn, integral with the bracket 2 and the yoke 4, a citizen of the United States, residing at respectively. A gear'wheel 22 is cast or Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and otherwise fixed to the weaver body 8 adj a 5 State of Missouri, have invented certain new cent to one of the journals 16 while the op- 60 and useful Improvements in Portable \Vireposite journal is provided with a longitudie lVeaving Machines, of which the following nally-projecting member 24 provided at its is a specification. end with a hook 26 for forming a knot in the y invention contemplates certain new vertical stay wire A and twisting the same 10 and useful improvements in wire fence maabout the longitudinal strand wires B of the 6 chines, and one object is to provide a light fence. A longitudinal slot 28 extends from and simple machine of this. character which end to end of the weaver body 8 and through can be manufactured cheaply and is portthe gear wheel 22 to admit the strand wires able, so that it can be easily and quickly B of the fence to the relatively large bore exmoved along a line of stretched fence wires tending longitudinally through said weaver for the purpose of weaving in the vertical body 8. An opening 30 communicates with stay wires, the slot 28 intermediate its ends for the ad- The invention will be hereinafter fully set mission of barbs should the same be present forth, and particularly pointed out in the on the longitudinal strand wires B.

20 claims, and in order that said invention may The weaver body 8 is adapted to be rotated be fully understood, reference will now be step by step in securing the stay wires A to had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which: the strand wires B through the intermediacy Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine. of a handle 32 and a detent 84, which latter Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine. is yieldably held in engagement with the 25 Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the gear wheel 22 bya coil spring 36. The hanrotary weaver body. dle 32 is cast integral with a fork 88 ter- Fig. 4 is an enlarged framentary section minating at its ends in segmental members on line IV of Fig. 2. 40, loosely mounted upon the journals 16 be- Fig. 5 is a broken plan view of a guide side the bearings 18 and 20 and abutting 30 memben shoulders 42 at the inner ends of said jour- Fig. 6 is a broken detail of a portion of a nals 16 for preventing longitudinal movewire fence with several stay wires woven ment of the weaver body 8 in the bearings thereon. 18' and 20.

In the drawings, like characters of refer- In order that the fork 38 may be readily 35 ence indicate corresponding parts throughplaced in position upon the weaver body 8, out the different views. said yoke is made in two parts removably In carrying out the invention, I employ connected by bolts 44, as disclosed by Fig. a frame 1 consisting of a bracket 2, and a 2. The bearings 18 and 20 have slots 46 and yoke 4 which latter is removably secured to the fork 38 has slots 48. The slots 48 and 40 the former by suitable means such as bolts 28 are brought into coincidence with the slots 6, in order that the rotary weaver body 8 46 to enable the machine to be placed in may be placed in position in the frame 1. position or removed from a strand wire of The bracket 2 is provided at its upper and the fence. lower ends with guide members 10, which The detent 34 is beveled at one end as in- L5 are slidably mounted upon a bar 12 provided dicated at 49 and provided at its opposite end at its lower end with a spike 14 adapted to with a knob 50 whereby it may be raised be forced into the ground, to steady the ma and rotated a half revolution when the roehine while in operation. The spike 14 is tary movement of the weaver body 8 is to aided in steadyingthe machine by a hook be reversed. The detent 34 is held in either 0 15 slidable on the bar 12 so that said hook of its positions by lugs 52 cast thereon and 15 may be successively engaged over the which are yieldably held in recesses 54 in strand wires as the stay wires A, are the fork 38, by the pressure of the spring 36. fastened thereto. Having thus described the construction The weaver body 8 is of tubular form and of the invention, I shall now briefly describe 5 provided at its ends with journals 16, which :its operation and utility. Starting at the top, the machine is placed in position over the uppermost strand wire B of the fence where it is steadied by the bar 12, the spike 1d of which is forced into the ground and the hook 15 of which is engaged over said strand wire. Both hands of the operator are now free to manipulate the stay wire and the handle 32. The upper end of the stay wire is engaged with the notched portion 25 of the member 2a and then twisted around the upper strand wire by rotating the weaver body 8 step by step through the intermediacy of the gear wheel 22, the handle 32 and the detent 34. After the upper end of the stay wire is thus fastened to the upper strand wire the hook 15 and the machine are removed from said upper strand wire and slid downwardly upon the bar 12 to the next strand Wire over which they are engaged in the same manner as above described. The stay wire is then held in engagement with the hook or knotter 26 which is rotated through the manipulation of the handle 32 as above described, causing said knotter to twist the stay wire around the strand wire. On completion of the last-mentioned operation the hook or knotter 26 extends through a loop or knot G formed in the stay wire and is removed from said loop or knot by reversing the direction of the weaver body 8, which can be readily accomplished after reversing the position of the detent 34. The stay wire is then successively fastened in the same manner to the remaining intermediate strand wires, after which its lowermost end is twisted about the lowermost strand wire in the same manner as its upper end was twisted around the upper strand wire. The stay wires A may be placed as closely together as desired.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided a weaving machine possessing the advantages above pointed out, and while I have shown and described the preferred construction, combination and arrangement of parts, I reserve the right to make such changes as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a machine of the character described, a weaver body having a relatively large core extending longitudinally there-.

through and a longitudinal slot communieating with said bore to admit thereto strand wires, said slot having a large opening to admit barbs on said wires, an element on said weaver body for twisting stay wires onto the strand wires, a frame having slots to admit the strand wires and in which the weaver body is journaled, and means for rotating the weaver body.

2. In a wire fence machine, a wearer body having a longitudinal slot est-ending therethrough to receive strand wires, an element projecting from one end of said weaver body for twisting stay wires onto the strand wires, a gear wheel fixed to the weaver body and having a slot commucating with the longitudinal slot in the weaver body, a reversible detent to rotate said gear wheel in reverse directions, a handle to actuate said detent, a frame having slots to admit the strand wires and in which the weaver body is mounted, and a support for said frame,

3. In a wire fence machine, a weaver body having a longitudinal slot extending therethrough to receive strand wires, an element on said weaver body for twisting stay wires onto the strand wires, a gear wheel fixed to said weaver body, a fork rockably mounted upon the weaver body, a detent reversibly mounted in said fork and adapted to rotate the gear wheel in opposite directions, a spring yieldably holding said dete t in engagement with the gear wheel, means on the detent and the fork to prevent accidental reversal of said detent, a handle to the fork, and a frame having slots to admit the strand wire and in which the weaver body is journaled.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ESTEL L. GROSWHITE.

Witnesses:

L. J. FISCHER, F. C. FISCHER. 

